Dolphins WR Williams joins 3 TEs on the team’s COVID-19 list
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins receiver Preston Williams joined three tight ends already on the team’s COVID-19 reserve list, and co-offensive coordinator George Godsey was absent Monday for medical reasons. Williams was added to the list Monday. Tight ends Mike Gesicki, Cethan Carter and Adam Shaheen went on the list Sunday. The Dolphins […]
Gesicki, 2 other Dolphins TEs go on COVID-19 reserve list
MIAMI (AP) — Mike Gesicki and two other Miami Dolphins tight ends went on the NFL’s COVID-19 reserve list. Also sidelined were Cethan Carter and Adam Shaheen. The Dolphins have had four training camp practices and were off Sunday. The Dolphins didn’t say whether the three players tested positive or entered protocol because of contact […]
Miami CB Howard at practice, hopes for contract resolution
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard returned to practice on a limited basis Saturday and said he’s hoping for a resolution to his contract dispute to remain with the team. Howard took to Instagram on Tuesday night to request a trade over his displeasure about his contract. Howard was an All-Pro […]
Griffin twins trade jabs long before 1st game as opponents
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Griffin twins are already talking trash, and there’s still nearly three months to go before they’re on opposite sidelines for the first time in their lives. Teammates at every level of football growing up in St. Petersburg, Shaquill and Shaquem Griffin also were together in college at UCF and with […]
All-Pro CB Howard sits out Dolphins practice with injury
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard, who has requested a trade via Instagram, did not practice Friday because of an undisclosed injury. Howard, an All-Pro selection in 2020 after leading the NFL in interceptions with 10, jogged off the field after the team’s warmup Thursday before resurfacing some 40 minutes later […]
Tua’s voice more assertive starting 2nd camp with Dolphins
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa brought the offense to the line of scrimmage, and after he took the snap and cocked his arm, he had a choice of five wide-open receivers. The defense was on an adjacent field. It will get harder going forward for Tagovailoa as he begins his second NFL training […]
Dolphins’ Flores hopes to resolve dispute with CB Howard
MIAMI (AP) — Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores says he hopes to resolve a contract dispute with All-Pro cornerback Xavien Howard, who has requested a trade. Flores said it’s still possible to keep Howard in Miami and happy about his situation. “There’s a way,” Flores said Wednesday on the Dolphins’ flagship radio station, WQAM-AM. “I […]
Dolphins’ Howard reports despite unhappiness with contract
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — All-Pro cornerback Xavien Howard joined the rest of the Miami Dolphins reporting for training camp Tuesday after he sat out mandatory minicamp because he’s unhappy about his contract. Howard wants to renegotiate the $75.25 million, five-year extension he signed two years ago, and there had been speculation he might hold […]
Tua’s progress a key as Dolphins begin Year 3 under Flores
MIAMI DOLPHINS (10-6) CAMP SITE: Miami Gardens, Florida LAST YEAR: The Dolphins missed the playoffs for a fourth consecutive season and are still without a postseason victory since 2000. But in Year 2 under coach Brian Flores, they doubled the win total and improved the point differential by 254. Rookie Tua Tagovailoa took over at […]
CB LeBlanc, LB Griffin sign 1-year contracts with Dolphins
MIAMI (AP) — Cornerback Cre’von LeBlanc signed a one-year contract Friday with the Miami Dolphins, who added depth to their secondary with the status of All-Pro cornerback Xavien Howard in question. Howard was a no-show at mandatory minicamp, wants to renegotiate the contract he reworked two years ago, and might hold out when training camp […]